watermelon snow en · NOUN
Meanings
- (uncountable) Snow stained with patches of red and green, naturally caused by Chlamydomonas nivalis.
- (uncountable) Chlamydomonas nivalis, a species of green algae containing the red pigment astaxanthin, secondary to green chlorophyll, sometimes encountered as reddish streaks in snow.
Synonyms
red snow (Chlamydomonas nivalis) · blood snow (Chlamydomonas nivalis) · snow algae (Chlamydomonas nivalis) · red snow (snow stained with red and green) · pink snow (snow stained with red and green) · blood snow (snow stained with red and green) · pink snow (Chlamydomonas nivalis)